nuclear generator

collocation in English

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nuclear
adjective
uk
/ˈnjuː.klɪər/
us
/ˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to ...
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generator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.eɪ.tər/
us
/ˈdʒen.ər.eɪ.t̬ɚ/
a machine that produces ...
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(Definition ofnuclearandgeneratorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many of our international competitors will be extremely embarrassed for 10 or 15 years until nuclear generators come into their own.
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The review also examined whether, and over what time-scale, privatisation of the nuclear generators would be feasible.
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When there is a newnucleargenerator, there is always trouble to start with.
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It also concluded that, while anucleargeneratorwas publicly owned, there was no practical benefit from a segregated fund to meet nuclear liabilities.
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The facility was evacuated in 1965, and thenucleargeneratorremoved.
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Upon breaking down a door they discover an old laboratory, which contains anucleargeneratorpowering a device in the floor.
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First, it enables nuclear generators to raise capital and establish rational investment programmes, reflecting the market and commercial circumstances in which they will operate.
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The real base loaders have been the nuclear generators.
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That will result in nuclear generators competing on equal terms with fossil fuel generators.
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I am confident that our proposals for the privatisation of the nuclear generators will bring significant benefits to taxpayer and consumer alike.
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Work towards a sale for nuclear generators in the course of the next year is proceeding to plan.
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The nuclear generators will be making provisions in their accounts to deal with the decommissioning of their nuclear power stations.
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What is debatable, however, is whether nuclear generators should be saddled with the costs at all.
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The review also examined whether, and over what timescale, privatisation of the nuclear generators would be feasible.
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Therefore, the cost of decommissioning nuclear generators as a whole is less than expected.
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It is an expensive excuse to make nuclear generators more acceptable to investors by removing their historical liabilities.
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We have much to deliberate on, such as what to do about our ageing nuclear generators.
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